10 Battle of Mayne

On the other side, Vagron was already slashing outside Mayne's castle, and the troops he brought bypassed Mayne's main force and killed Mayne as if they were in a no-man's land.

"Mayne must be taken as soon as possible, and our troops don't know if they can hold it on the frontal battlefield...... So we have to win quickly here! Riding on his horse, Vagron pointed with his horsewhip at the walls of Mayne, which had few defending soldiers.

"We brought 300 cavalry, only 100 infantry, and the siege of the city could only rely on artillery." Varglon's adjutant Korya said with some concern: "I don't know if the cannon we brought is strong enough to damage the city wall. ”

"Order the soldiers to bury the pot and cook! Artillery ready to attack! After an hour's rest, start attacking! Wagron tugged at the reins of his horse and withdrew into his cavalry array without looking back.

"Send someone to persuade you to surrender! If they're willing to hand over Mayne Castle, give them a chance to live! After returning to the array, Vaglon added another command.

Coria ordered two soldiers at random, and told them to take the banner of Seris to the city of Mayne to persuade them to surrender.

The two soldiers came to the gate of the castle tremblingly, and shouted loudly to the Mayne soldiers on the city wall with the royal banner: "Mayne's soldiers, listen! There is no way back for you! Lay down your arms and surrender! ”

"Hahaha!" On the high city walls, Mayne's guards pointed at the Seris cavalry below the city with their weapons, and the laughter could be heard clearly even from the city below.

"Mayne's soldiers! You have no choice! Lay down your arms and surrender! This is your last chance! Hearing the laughter, both horsemen themselves blushed, and they had to muster up their courage once more and shout loudly to the wall.

"Whoosh!" A feathered arrow reached the hooves of the Seris cavalry, and the soldiers on the walls gave their warning: "Go back!" One more shout and we'll let go of the arrows! ”

The hero did not suffer the immediate loss, and the two Seris cavalrymen glanced at each other, and immediately turned their horses' heads and galloped away. Behind them, the laughter of Mayne's defenders grew even more unbridled.

Varlon, who heard the report from his subordinates, sneered and continued to watch silently as the artillerymen arranged their artillery positions a kilometer away.

These 90 mm cannons themselves are not advanced weapons and equipment, but in this world, they can definitely be called big killers.

Combined with a grenade that triggers the fuse, it has a very strong lethality against general defensive targets.

"Wait a minute, those idiots won't be able to laugh." Beside Vagelon, his lieutenant Coria looked in the direction of the city wall and pursed his lips to vent his hatred.

"Two ammunition bases, grenades...... After the fight, go and send someone to persuade you to surrender! Wagron said coldly: "Let the shells say it, it's better than we say it." ”

"Haha, that's right." Adjutant Korya grinned when he heard Vagelon's words, "What did you say about the city lord? Cannon range...... Range ......"

"Within cannon range, Iran Hill is the truth!" Wagron tugged at the reins: "Get the soldiers ready!" Attack in ten minutes! ”

"That's right! Right! Within cannon range! Iran Hill is the truth! Coria nodded, and rode his horse to follow Wagron: "Prepare for battle!" Get ready for battle! ”

"Boom!" A minute later, a 90-millimeter field gun roared, and a shell smashed into a building behind the city walls, exploding half of the tower.

The second shell directly ripped off the flagpole of Mayne City, knocking the Mayne flag on it, and by the way, blew up a corner of an arrow tower behind the flag.

The laughter stopped abruptly - all Mayne's soldiers watched in horror at the explosion on the distant building, not knowing for a moment what to say.

Legend has it that there are dragons in this world - the dragon knights of the Magic Empire can easily cross the walls and destroy castles with their mighty force.

There was no dragon in front of him at this moment, but the thick city walls trembled in the sound of explosions, and God knows what spell the other party used to make such an incredible thing happen.

"There's a magician on the other side!" A soldier screamed hysterically, and not far from him, the black smoke from the explosion was dissipating, and the severed limbs around him reminded him of how terrible the explosion had just been.

"Quick! Fast! Hang the white flag! The officer in charge of defending the city was so frightened that he even stammered, pointed to the battlement in the distance, and ordered loudly: "Look for the white sheets!" Fast! We surrender! ”

Disobedience to mages is not a wise choice, for those powerful mages are more proud and noble than kings. If they were really angry, it would be easy to burn a few mortals with magic.

Now, for the people of Mayne, surrendering as soon as possible is the best option to save their lives. Although they didn't know how Seris had brought in a magician, the explosion in front of them really didn't give people the courage to resist.

"Boom!" Just as the crying father and mother in Mayne were looking for white sheets, the second round of shelling began. Cannonballs rained down, and in an instant several flowers of flame bloomed near the walls.

The battlements were blown to pieces by the shells, and the soldiers were blown into the air by the shells, and fell to the bottom of the city walls.

In the midst of the black smoke, the gates of Mayne Castle slowly opened, and a white flag made of four sheets on the city wall twisted and swayed with the wind.

"I thought they were tough......" Adjutant Koria, who was waiting outside the range of his bow and arrows, ready to attack at any moment, scolded with disdain on his face as he pulled the reins.

"Whoa! Cheap skin! I can save some shells by surrendering early. Vagron stretched out his right hand, and with a flick of the void forward, the cavalry behind him urged their horses forward, pouring into Mayne Castle.

The Seris infantry, who had no armor, pressed the long sword at his waist, pushed away the embarrassed-looking Mayne defenders, and walked up the stone steps of the city wall.

The black flag of Seris, which had been prepared for a long time, was spread out and spread over the outer wall of Mayne Castle.

Wagron stood on the rampart, looking at the hundreds of Mayne defenders gathered together, but there was no joy of victory on his face.

"You lead 100 cavalry and immediately return to Seris along the main road!" He feared that something would go wrong with the frontal battlefield commanded by Chris, so he immediately ordered his lieutenant Koria to divide his troops to rescue him after capturing Mayne Castle.

He knew that Chris had less than 500 soldiers in his hands, but he was facing Mayne's main force - if there was a mistake on the frontal battlefield, his victory in capturing Mayne Castle would be greatly reduced.

Unfortunately, when Kolya gathered 100 cavalry and prepared to return to the division and rush to the frontal battlefield, the situation changed again.

"General! There's another army outside the city! There are thousands of people! An infantryman rushed to the city wall with some nervousness and reported the latest situation to Wagron.

"What? Where did the army come from? When Vaglon heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then immediately led the people in the other direction of the castle.

Then, lying on the battlements of the city wall, he saw one phalanx after another, slowly unfolding in front of Mayne Castle.

"Blue wave flag...... Ferry City! Looking at the other party's flag, Vaglon frowned: "Order everyone to prepare for battle!" Let the artillerymen immediately look for a suitable position to deploy positions inside the castle! Get ready to fire back! ”

"Raise Seris's Black Iron Banner! Tell those bastards at Ferry City that this is already our city! If they dare to mess around, don't blame us for being rude! Drawing his sword from his waist, Vagron gritted his teeth and said angrily.

Under the city wall, the city lord of Ferry City, who led the soldiers of Ferry City to Mayne, was also in a state of confusion at this time.

Previously, he rejected Mayne's plan to join forces to attack Seris, in order to let the praying mantis catch the cicada and the yellow finch behind, and sneak attack Mayne to reap the benefits of the fisherman.

Regardless of whether the Lord of Mayne, Ensel, succeeded in attacking Seris, the victorious side would be exhausted: Mayne would also lose a lot if he won, and it would be impossible to return to the division to rescue Mayne Castle; Seris was also unable to advance eastward and compete with the intact Ferry City for the fruits of victory.

As a result, he had calculated everything, but he never expected that Mayne City would fall into the hands of the Ellan Hill family in Seris City in just a few days.

If this Lord Berman knew the truth of the matter: the city of Mayne did not hold out for even two hours, and then surrendered to Wagron, it is estimated that he would die of anger under the city of Mayne.

Watching the soldiers on the city wall unfurl a huge black iron banner and hang it on the city wall, the city lord of Berman pressed the sword at his waist, and couldn't resist his urge to storm Mayne Castle.

It's a pity that he was worried that the preparations he had made were too obvious to be discovered by Mayne, so he only gathered troops and drove all the way over, and he was not ready to attack the city, and it was really not an impulsive thing to want to attack the city.

There were no ladders or catapults, and as long as the tall wall in front of it was guarded by 300 men, it was not an easy fortification to be breached. Rather than wasting precious soldiers here, it would be more appropriate to keep these soldiers for defensive battles.

Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth twice and tried to draw his sword to order a strong attack, and twice he resisted his impulse. He is a self-proclaimed scheming man, but he is not the type of impulsive in his bones. He's always been a planner, and this was the case with this sneak attack on Mayne.

"Retreat!" In the end, he felt that he did not need to waste his elite troops on the city walls, and gave the order to retreat: "Sweep away all the civilians and food along the way!" Go back to the ferry! ”

Looking at the city lord of Ferry City, Berman, who led the troops to retreat under the city, Wagron stood behind the battlement with his long sword, he still didn't know that these soldiers of Ferry City who left had looted and destroyed half of Mayne along the way.